Targeting Marginalized Bengali Muslim Migrant Workers
Bangla speaking Muslim migrant workers from West Bengal are detained and deported to Bangladesh, as they are alleged to be Bangladeshi.
Freevoice
He writes about the invisible—their struggles, their resilience, and the quiet fortitude that keeps them going.
19-year-old Muslim youth killed, several injured in Assam’s Goalpara eviction in police firing
The Assam government has evicted more than 3,500 families in five eviction drives across four districts during June and July 2025.
Sunday Morning Scene
It records the daily life of the Murshidabadi day labourers. They come from nearby villages to the town for work. Some day, they are hired. They have no way but to return home in empty hands on many days.
Iraq war 20 years on: how the role of empire and imperialism in the Middle East has been misconstrued
By Ozan Ozavci Before the US-led coalition’s occupation of Iraq starting in March 2003, there was at least one subject upon which certain advocates and opponents of the war agreed: that the invasion was imperialistic. Both sides weaponised the historical role…
Is there a home in Bengal for a Mehbub Sheikh?
Being a Bangla-speaking Indian citizen tends to be bad. To be a Bangla-speaking Muslim Indian citizen is worse. And to be a Bangla-speaking Muslim Indian citizen hailing from Murshidabad is the worst. A crime indeed!
The Colours of Deaths
Even death is not democratic. Some deaths are celebrated, and many deaths are denied. Some deaths make headlines, many go unseen.
Five things you should know about Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, one of Africa’s greatest writers of all time
One of Africa’s most celebrated authors Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has passed away. The Kenyan writer and academic was 87 years old.
Support floods in for arrested Ashoka professor, over 1000 sign a letter in solidarity
His knowledge of languages and his deep understanding of the social, political and religious landscape of India are reflected in his articles. His social and public work at the grassroots has always been concerned with bringing people together, and he has always advocated for resolving differences through dialogue
Musing on Gibran’s ‘A Poet’s Death is His Life’ and ‘Peter on the Neighbour’ in Trying Times
In a time of extreme hostility and trust-deficit among our neighbours, a neighbour with all her toxicity, so to say, should be loved as our other self, and the people should not punish a poet for not walking on the path of violence.
Gaza: Genocide in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Global Surveillance
By Mohamed El Mokhtar The convergence of military occupation, corporate power, and technological advancement has created something monstrous. In Gaza, the future is already here. What is unfolding in Gaza is not simply war. It is the deliberate, algorithmically managed…